The dancers -- West Plains : the gem city of the Ozarks -- Life on East Main Street -- J.M. "Babe" Wiser : man at the center of the firestorm -- The dance -- Explosion! -- Horror and heroics -- Rest in peace : burials and memorials -- Investigation : facts, rumors, and the wrath of God -- Legalities and indignities of death -- The community rebuilds -- Consequences of tragedy -- Beyond the trauma -- Old gossip and new theories -- Epilogue -- Victims of the Bond Hall explosion.
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